Occold Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Eye, Suffolk
Occold Primary School is a primary school in Eye, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 January 2023.
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Catchment area for Occold Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- The Street, Occold, Eye, IP23 7PL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 53 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 January 2023
Strengths
- “As a result of high expectations, pupils’ aspirations are raised and they develop a love of learning.”
- “The curriculum extends beyond the classroom to include a rich range of additional opportunities.”
- “Pupils enjoy meeting many exciting visitors, including authors, Arctic explorers and artists-in-residence.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, however, teachers do not check learning as closely as they might.”
- “This means that a few misconceptions go uncorrected, such as in spelling and number formation.”
- “As a result, pupils occasionally do not do as well as they might.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 54% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Thorndon Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eye 2.0 mi Good
- Wetheringsett Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Standards maintained
- St Edmund's Primary School 3.8 mi Standards maintained
- Mellis Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Standards maintained
- Worlingworth Church of England primary school 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School 4.4 mi Good
- Mendlesham Primary School 4.6 mi Not judged